Michael Berry outlines the science behind tidal bores and describes his sighting in China of one of the most spectacular examples
Read article: Chasing the Silver Dragon: the physics of tidal bores
The European CARDIS project aims to use silicon photonics to allow large-scale screening of populations for cardiovascular risk
Read article: How silicon photonics screens for heart disease
Due to come online later this year and packed with state-of-the-art optics, Advanced LIGO is aiming for a direct detection of gravitational waves that will open a new window on the universe
Read article: Optics puts gravity waves in reach
Quantitative phase imaging is a powerful, non-invasive and quantitative microscopy technique that allows multi-scale imaging of cellular systems
Read article: The phase technique for imaging cellular systems
Where does the spin of a proton come from? An answer to this deceptively simple question may finally be within reach, as Edwin Cartlidge reports
Read article: The spin of a proton
Stephen Ornes discovers how a study of floppy lattices combined ideas from both electronic and soft-matter materials to create metamaterials with many applications
Read article: Edging into the spotlight: bendy lattices and metamaterials
Nanomaterials are being used to give plants novel and augmented functions, with potential applications ranging from self-healing materials to living electronics
Read article: Turning plants into technology with nanomaterials
Invented 20 years ago, nanoimprint lithography offers a powerful manufacturing alternative for the semiconductor and other nanotechnology sectors
Read article: Nanoimprint lithography puts its stamp on fabrication
Researchers are pushing magnetic resonance imaging to the nanoscale with the aim of developing a microscope that can directly image single molecules in 3D
Read article: How to directly image single molecules in 3D with MRI
Matthew R Francis reports on the next-generation telescopes looking for signs of the universe’s inflationary infancy hiding in cosmic microwave background data
Read article: After the cosmic dust settles: telescopes searching the skies for signs of inflation
